The Ravens are gonna be a tough matchup. The defenses are both stout, ranking 2nd and 3rd overall. The way Atkins pushed Myers around in the beginning of the Cinci game wasn't pretty. Kubiak needs to find a way to effectively scheme against Ngata. Ed Reed hasn't been playing lights out like we're accustomed to seeing him play, but getting yards through the air is still gonna be tough. I dig this game, its gonna be good. (May continue write up later.)

We already played once and while the final score didn't reflect it, I think it showed we can play with them. The fact that its playoff time and we have momentum should make it intense. I can't say we're gonna win, but its been an awesome year so far and I think we have a very realistic shot of getting to the superbowl!

I never thought I would say that, but it just goes to show you. I haven't been on the forums much, but its definetely a good time to be a Texan fan!

Nah, I think if worst came to worst, they'd franchise tag him. But they have a history of keeping their top players; the only exception would be Dunta Robinson, but I suspect that had more to do with his unreasonable demands and his drop off in performance.

He will not be a FA... According to the Texans beat writer, Mario will be franchised, if they cant get a deal done they will give Mario's agent premission to seek a trade. Mario wants to be one of the highest paid defenders in the league. Texans would have to restructure lots of contracts to resign him and Foster. I dont expect Mario on the team next season.

Nice game guys. I felt you guys actually won the battle in the trenches today. If you guys can get Mario locked up and keep Schaub healthy, I expect you to be very dangerous moving forward. A ton of young talent on that roster.

I am so mad. Not because Balt beat us, but because we lost to ourselves. Here are my notes.

Jacoby Jones played horrible. Killed our momentum with the fumble, not to mention he spotted them seven points. And he cost us field position in a game where it was crucial. He is in my opinion the biggest reason we lost.

Yates played real well, considering. He had to go play an awesome defense in a stadium that was loud as hell. He was having trouble hearing, and that would be really tough. I don't think the stat sheet tells the story. It makes him look like the reason we lost, but he really wasn't. He did okay. He didn't play good enough to win, but did really well all things being equal.

Defense played awesome.

Arian played awesome.

Too many dropped passes. This killed us. I don't think a rookie qb has any chance in a playoff game if his receivers are gonna drop passes. Those guys needed to help out, and they really didn't.

In the end, we just made too many mistakes. And if you take into account we had four tournovers and they had none, we really beat their butts.

I am just sick. I didn't think we had a chance. But once we were were in position to win and we didn't, it made it that much worse for me.

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I am so mad. Not because Balt beat us, but because we lost to ourselves. Here are my notes.

Jacoby Jones played horrible. Killed our momentum with the fumble, not to mention he spotted them seven points. And he cost us field position in a game where it was crucial. He is in my opinion the biggest reason we lost.

Yates played real well, considering. He had to go play an awesome defense in a stadium that was loud as hell. He was having trouble hearing, and that would be really tough. I don't think the stat sheet tells the story. It makes him look like the reason we lost, but he really wasn't. He did okay. He didn't play good enough to win, but did really well all things being equal.

Defense played awesome.

Arian played awesome.

Too many dropped passes. This killed us. I don't think a rookie qb has any chance in a playoff game if his receivers are gonna drop passes. Those guys needed to help out, and they really didn't.

In the end, we just made too many mistakes. And if you take into account we had four tournovers and they had none, we really beat their butts.

I am just sick. I didn't think we had a chance. But once we were were in position to win and we didn't, it made it that much worse for me.

I thought Yates played awful. He should have at least 7 INT's on the stat sheet if Lewis, Reed, and Webb would have caught balls thrown right in their hands. His mindset pre-snap was "okay, even if AJ is triple teamed I am still going to throw it his way." Oh, and why wasn't Andre anywhere near that hail marry at the end? Did anyone else see the ball hit Walters on the shoulder pads as well? If he would have turned around he could have caught it.

I thought Yates played awful. He should have at least 7 INT's on the stat sheet if Lewis, Reed, and Webb would have caught balls thrown right in their hands. His mindset pre-snap was "okay, even if AJ is triple teamed I am still going to throw it his way." Oh, and why wasn't Andre anywhere near that hail marry at the end? Did anyone else see the ball hit Walters on the shoulder pads as well? If he would have turned around he could have caught it.

I thought it hit his arm... But not sure why Yates went for the hail marry there all we needed was 2 yards there, and then spike the ball.

I was very against us resigning Jacoby in the off season. I have been trying to think of a time this year that he has really helped this team out and i cant come up with anything. Its time for him and Walter to go. We need a true number 2 WR.

JJ Watt and Foster were AMAZING!!! It really sucks that Watt wont get the DROY cause he really deserves it. Foster is the best RB in the league and he proved it yesterday. He has to be resigned!!!

1. Lock up Foster. I know he is a restricted FA but if someone signs him to an offer sheet with a deal that is front loaded then we would be screwed because of our cap situation.

2. Resign Chris Myers and Mike Brisiel. The O line was amazing this year, cant let either of these guys walk. When Brisiel was out, the line was not as good.

3. Get a "true" number 2 WR. No cap money so probably looking at the draft on this one.

I know that i didnt put Mario on there. Mario has never had a healty season, so why should we believe he will now. Resigning Mario limits anything else we can do this offseason. I am ok with letting him walk.

I watched the combine today and made some notes. I was surprised about several things. These notes are only on wideouts, because all things being equal, that is what I want the Texicans to draft.

Guys that really impressed me. I will give some quick stats for those that didn't watch.

Obviously Stephen Hill. 6'4 tall 215 lbs. 4.36 forty yard dash. 9 3/8 hands 14 reps. This guy surprised everyone with his forty time. I had not considered him at all because he only caught 28 balls. After seeing him run such a fast time, I went back and noticed he averaged over 29 yards per catch. I plan on watching as much tape on him as I can find. And his drills were really good.

Michael Floyd. 6'3 tall 224 lbs. 4.47 forty yard dash. 9 3/8 hands. 16 reps. I loved Floyd before the combine, but this solidified him for me. His measurables were great, but what stood out to me was his drills. The guy caught everything, and I loved his route running. He totally has me sold. I know he has off the field issues, but I am not totally sure what they are yet. I will have to look into them as best I can, but as far as football ability, I am completely sold. This guy really plucks the ball out of the air.

Devon Wylie. 5'9 185 lbs. 4.37 forty yard dash. 9.5 hands. 17 reps.
I had no knowledge of this guy, but he absolutely jumped out at me. He looked like he tried really hard in drills, and I liked everything about him. I can totally see him turning into a Wes Welker type guy. You could tell he had really large hands for his size, compared to the other receivers. This is a guy I would really like to see them take. And again, this guy also seemed to pluck the ball out of the air and make catches away from his body. I was surprised Scott Wright didn't mention him on his blog about the WR's.

Now for two guys that I am out on.

Blackmon. I know he probably wont be there anyway, but I was shocked at his drills. His route running didn't look crisp to me at all. He didn't seem to be any better than anyone else in drills. I know he is injured, but he didn't impress me at all.

One guy that I have been looking at for a while was Streeter our of Miami. The guy has all the measurables you want. But his drills totally turned me off. He seems to not be as interested as most of the guys he is going up against. I think he has a lot of quit in him. As much as I was looking forward to watching his combine, I was totally disappointed.

There you go. Feel free to blow me up.

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As I tried to find negatives about Floyd, the only thing I have seen so far is three arrests for Alcohol charges. Do any of you guys know if there is other stuff?

While that is not a good thing, it is certainly not enough to turn me off of him. Floyd looked good. Any of you that didn't watch his combine but hope the Texans draft a wide out, I would recommend you go watch it for yourself.

Also, I found some videos on the net on Wylie. I really like him now, because he showed as much vigor at the combine as he did on his highlight tapes. Looks like he was a gunner on punt coverage and a wedge buster on kickoffs, too. If you guys will take a look at him and tell me what you think, I would appreciate it. I bet it will be hard for you to not like him if you give him a look.

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Seriously though, there aren't many college students who don't drink underage. These are football players. I think this is the worst of the kind of character concerns you can see. I've actually talked to Michael Floyd before and he's a very cool, genuine guy. He likes to have a good time like the rest of us.

If we don't land him though, I'd be gunning for Dontario Poe, the NT out of Memphis. He's blowing up the combine right now.

I didn't know if that was all Floyd had on him. I don't care about the alcohol stuff either, but I was just saying that it wasn't ideal to have them on your record. I would like to know if there are, in fact, other bad things on him. I have read several times about his checkered past. That is why I was asking, because it doesn't seem like it is that checkered to me.

He probably won't last until the Texans draft anyway.

As far as Poe goes, he is blowing it up. I just don't think DL is as big a need as WO.

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